Girl Made of Stars is a story about Mara and Owen- twins who have always been close. One Monday morning, Mara's best friend/ ex-girlfriend Charlie tells Mara that their other friend Hannah is accusing Owen of raping her. This event confuses Mara to no end. How could her brother who she loves and respects be accused of such an awful thing? Mara doesn't know how to handle this, she has been brought up to understand that you always believe the female, but her mother is taking Owen's side. Mara believes Owen is telling the truth, but she also knows that Hannah wouldn't make up a lie like this, and so she is torn between these stories. As Mara navigates her family dealing with this aftermath, she is also forced to remember a past trauma of her own that she has never shared with anyone. While dealing with this, she is also confronted with Charlie's new relationship and trying to navigate how to be a best friend to an ex.
Watching Mara deal with all of these issues is really difficult. She has so much thrown at her and struggles to cope with all of these issues. I thought this story was really well told. All of the characters are so believable and real. The relationship between Mara and Owen is interesting to watch how it changes. Watching how Mara's mother deals with the accusation is also very heart wrenching. All in all, this was a fabulous book. It does deal with a mature topic, but I can see giving this book to grade 8 students without question.
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